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After building an 8' x 4' frame and table, Chad covered it with textured wallpaper to give the floor a cobblestone look. Next, he added walls made of two layers of 2"-thick insulation foam. He glued two large blocks of foam in the corners around the access corridor (he would carve into them later). Lastly, Chad placed wedding cake pillars in two rows along the centre (he left one unglued, though).

Chad saved time on his project by purchasing doll house fireplaces to serve as Dwarf hearths. Now that the pillars were dry, Chad cut them down to match the height of the insulation foam walls (so the table could be covered with ease). He cut up one pillar to look like a shattered column. Chad added modelling clay to the edges of each break in the pillar to get a more realistic look.

Next, Chad applied textured spray paint to the fire places to get a stonework look and then added Dwarf bits to complete the hearths. While that dried, he carved out enemy entrance tunnels into the two large blocks he had left around the main corridor. Once satisfied with the shape, Chad cut out MDF hardboard sections to line the interior walls and cover up the foam structures. He then used heavy duty adhesive to add texture to the enemy tunnels and cover any gaps between the foam.

Before the adhesive dried completely, Chad pressed small stones and pebbles into it. Once that dried, he brushed PVA wood glue across the floors of both entrance tunnels and sprinkled gravel and sand over the glue. He spread some of this floor debris out into the Dwarf hall to suggest that the tunnels had been created recently. Next, Chad laid out resin alcoves along the remaining blank wall sections. He place Dwarf objects in the alcoves to suggest statues.

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